Groundshare

Groundshare is the principle of sharing a stadium between two local sport teams. This is usually done for the purpose of reducing the costs of either construction of two separate facilities and related maintenance.

Types of groundshare

Intersport Groundshares

This is two teams that do not play the same sport share a ground or a stadium. It is common in North America to see the sports of baseball and football to be coupled (although this trend is being discontinued as costs of adapting multi-modes rise). Similarly, there is a coupling of basketball and ice hockey. Two teams from the same region which play the same sport will accommodate each other by sharing grounds.

Intrasport Groundshares

This is two teams that play the same sport share the same ground. These may be two non-competing teams who play at different levels, such as Bury F.C., renting Gigg Lane to F.C. United of Manchester in England.

Intraleague Groundshare

This is where two teams in the same league share the same ground.

Examples of groundsharing

Intraleague groundshares

• Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia : Atalanta B.C. and U.C. Albinoleffe
• Allianz Arena: Bayern München and TSV 1860 München
• Estádio do Maracanã: Botafogo FR, CR Flamengo and Fluminense FC
• Stadio Giuseppe Meazza ("San Siro"): AC Milan and Inter Milan
• Stadio Olimpico: A.S. Roma and S.S. Lazio
• Home Depot Center: Los Angeles Galaxy and CD Chivas USA
• Ullevaal stadion: Vålerenga I.F., F.C. Lyn Oslo and Norway
• Stadio Grande Torino: Juventus and Torino for the 2006-07 Serie A season.
• Estadio Jalisco: Club Deportivo Guadalajara and Fútbol Club Atlas
• New Meadowlands Stadium: New York Giants and New York Jets
• Staples Center: Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers
• Tokyo Dome: Yomiuri Giants and Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (until 2004)
• Ajinomoto Stadium: FC Tokyo and Tokyo Verdy 1969
• Jan Breydel Stadium (Belgium): Club Brugge and Cercle Brugge
• Gamla Ullevi: IFK Göteborg, GAIS, Örgryte IS (until 2006)
• Queensgate Stadium (England) : Bridlington Town and Scarborough Athletic

Intersport groundshares

• Galpharm Stadium: Huddersfield Town F.C. (football) and Huddersfield Giants (rugby league).
• Sapporo Dome: Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (baseball) and Consadole Sapporo (football)
• JJB Stadium: Wigan Athletic F.C. (football) and Wigan Warriors (rugby league)
• KC Stadium: Hull City A.F.C. (football) and Hull F.C. (rugby league)
• Liberty Stadium: Swansea City A.F.C. (football) and Ospreys (rugby union)
• Cardiff City Stadium: Cardiff City F.C. (football) and Cardiff Blues (rugby union)
• Suncorp Stadium: Brisbane Broncos (rugby league) and Queensland Roar (football) and Queensland Reds (rugby union)
• Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome: Minnesota Twins (baseball until 2009), Minnesota Vikings (American football - NFL), University of Minnesota Golden Gophers (American football - NCAA under 2009)
• Kingston Park: Newcastle Falcons (rugby union), Newcastle Blue Star (now defunct) (football) until 2009
• Yamaha Stadium: Júbilo Iwata (football) and Yamaha Júbilo (rugby union)
• Home's Stadium Kobe: Vissel Kobe (football) and Kobe Steel Kobelco Steelers (rugby union)
• Giants Stadium: New York Giants and New York Jets (American football, above) and New York Red Bull (football) until 2009
• Memorial Stadium (Bristol) : Bristol Rovers (football) and Bristol Rugby (rugby union)

References

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